Silver Lining to the Lacey Act

My closest exotic vet is an hour drive away in another state, which stinks since I have reticulated pythons. My closest in-state exotic vet is a four hour drive away.

My husband mentioned the problem to our local "small mammal pet vet" when he had one of our dogs in last week, and while she isn't equipped to handle problems like surgery on an egg-bound female, for simpler things like fecal tests, basic wound or burn care, or treating an RI, including doing a culture/sensitivity and prescribing antibiotics, she said she could see our snakes.

Our area is also growing and they're getting enough inquiries from people asking for treatment for their reptiles and birds that they're considering hiring on a herp specialist. Fingers crossed!